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Gonzaga aims to upend Santa Clara for second time this week
Mar 9, 2008 - 1:41 PM Santa Clara (15-15) at No. 23 Gonzaga (24-6) 10:30 pm EDTSAN DIEGO (Ticker) - For Gonzaga, seeing Santa Clara on the schedule has coincided with winning titles. No. 23 Gonzaga aims to continue its domination of Santa Clara when the teams meet in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals on Sunday.
The Bulldogs, who have won eight straight WCC tournament games, will begin their quest for a fifth straight league tournament title.
Gonzaga (24-6) defeated Santa Clara, 88-54, in its last regular season game on Monday to clinch its eighth consecutive regular-season title and secure the WCC tournament's top seed. Freshman guard Steven Gray scored 18 points in the rout for the Bulldogs, who have won 16 of their last 17 against Santa Clara.
Last season, the Bulldogs downed the Broncos (15-15) in the conference tournament's title game to secure an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Santa Clara snapped a two-game skid with a 51-50 win over San Francisco on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Junior center John Bryant had 25 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks to pace the Broncos.
- WEST COAST CONF TR
AT SAN DIEGO
NCAA BB WEST COAST CONF TR
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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SANTA CLARA 25 23 48
GONZAGA (23) 28 24 52 FINAL
Mar 9 11:32 PM - 72
rootsRUWTbot Took away 22 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Santa Clara 48, Gonzaga(23) 51 2nd - 0:35Mar 9 11:29 PM - 94
roots - 64
roots - WEST COAST CONF TR
AT SAN DIEGO
NCAA BB SANTA CLARA 25
(23) GONZAGA 28 HALFTIME
Mar 9 10:27 PM
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